Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-19
IN HARTFORD.

Councilman John Solomon, of the Eighth ward. entertained his friends with coon supper Saturday evening.
 Police Commissioner Sluyter is i'll with large abscess on his leg, and he has had mar row escape from blood poisoning.
 CLAIMS HE USED IT AS MEDICINE.
 Porter W. Hill, for the past year secretary | of the Ansonia Young Mems Christian asso- citation, was arrested Friday for drunkenness. | He was released Saturday in $50 bonds to | appear one week from today. He says that | he was taken sick in New York and took 1 medicine at drug store and at several sa- l looms, and that it flew to his head.
 THE WRONG MAN.
 Henry Shaw, the man arrested at Willi- mantle Friday by Deputy Sheriff Billings as the burglar who broke into the Langworthy house at Ashaway, R. l., Thursday night, proved to be the wrong man. When taken to Mir Langworthy's for Identification that gentleman said at once he was not the man who committed the crime.
 ROUGH ON RATS KILLED HER.
 At Bridgeport Saturday evening Mrs. Eli
 ga Griffin, widow, aged 50, died from the
 effects of a dose of "Rough on Rats'' which
 she had taken in the morning with the in-
 tention of committing suicide. Mrs. Griffin
 had kept boarding house for some time,
 but recently took to drink, and this together with poor health brought on fit of despond- ency which ended in her suicide.
 HARTFORD COUNTY LIQUOR LICENSES. The annual license report of the Hartford county commissioners shows $50 licenses granted up to June 30, two less than last year; total amount received from licenses, $S9, ,501. Beer licenses were issued in these four places: Hartford, 15; New Britain, Il; Enfield, 1; Southington, B. Of the total licenses, Hartford gave 298 for which was re- ceived $51 ,699; Enfield 26, $4,250; Windsor r $10O; Sufield 4, $525.
 READY FOR ANOTHER RACE. The readers of the Times remember the time last year when Shea and West, of this city, went to New London and there rowed double-scull Whitehall race with the Board ] man brothers for $1e0 side. Nor have they forgotten that Shea and West were badly beaten. There was something the matter with the boat that came in second, but no
 matter about that-the Boardman brothers were the winners.
 The time has come, however, when Shea and West want another trial with the New London brothers. They think they can lead proposition is this, that as Boardman furnished two boats last year, of which Shea and West were giveE their choice, this year Shea has two Whitehalls, l for choice of which the Boardman brothers will not be opposed, and besides Shea pro-
 
 but which would have proved 8 very material element, that the two boats be weighed by the race officials the morning of the race. In ! this way there can be no possible question of \ dispute, for each boat is the admitted dupi- ! cate of the other. Shea will transport these boats to New London. They are of the same class which used on Harlem river and do not sit in the water like whaleboats or tubs. Though the Hartford men prefer that the race should be rowed at Norwich, yet they would not hesitate to put up their money for a race on the same course where they were beaten. The challenge and the deposit will be sent to New London soon and the race may be rowed in less than a month.-Ha1t- ford Times.
 A HARTFORD ROAD swITCHMAN KILLED. James Dolan, the night switchman on the Hartford railroad, was struck by the night express due in Springfield at o'clock Sunday morning and so seriously hurt that he died at the city hospital at o'clock. The Spring | field Republican says: Just how the accident happened is not known. It was Dolan's duty to see that the switch above the gas house was all right when the Adams express pass ed and to stand there with his lantern till the "owf' approached. He is known to have done this and then it is supposed he went to set the switch at the gas house for the night freight, which leaves this city after the night express arrives. This train started out slow ly, but the engineer noticed that the lights
 of the switch ahead of him were wrong and could see no signal from Dolan's lantern, so he brought his train to a stand still. The fireman ran ahead and found Dolan lying on his right side with terrible gash in his head, @ long cut on his hip and a bruise on his right foot. He was half conscious, but could not tell how the accident happened. From the appearance of the cut on his head it is supposed that af- ter he had nearly reached his post he did not | calculate rightly the approach of the express and was struck by the driving rod of the To- | comotive. He was small man and there | was hole near the switch, so his head would ' be brought to just the right height. The | engineer of the express, however, did not | notice anything unusual, but saw Dolan's lantern standing on the ground near the | switch. Dr. George B. Foster was summoned | and did what he could, but the unfortunate man could evidently live but a short time. Rev. | MT. Gagnier was also called to administer the | extreme unction. Dolan was taken to the police station in the ambulance and then to \ tke city hospital, where he died. He was attended there by Dr. W. H. Pomeroy and Rev. MT. Dolan watched by the bedside. Medical Examiner Futile of Hslyeke will view the body this morning. Dolan was | fifty years old and had been in the employ of the New York, New Haven and Hartford | railroad for many years. He lived in small \ yellow house at the foot of Union street ' across the tracks, and had acquired some money by his industry. His wife died about six years ago and he leaves daughter about \ twenty years old. His fellow-workmen speak | with the utmost respect of his quiet nature ! and sturdy, sober character. The funeral ' will take place at the house Tuesday morning at S30 o'clock, and requiem high mass will
 be celebrated at the Cathedral at o'clock. |